Amazon
System Development Engineer, Astra ADC
$129K–$175K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development; 1+ years designing or architecting systems; 4+ years of administrative and hands-on systems engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
About the job
Operates and improves foundational software-builder services across secure, isolated Amazon environments, building automation and troubleshooting distributed systems to keep deployments reliable and secure.
What you'll do
- Operate critical ASBX services across air-gapped and isolated environments; monitor deployment health and troubleshoot service issues.
- Build automation and improve deployment parity, reliability, and security across partitions.
- Develop and maintain software and operational tooling, including AI-powered tooling, to improve the builder experience.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or CSSLP (Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional).
- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience; 1+ years designing or architecting systems.
- 4+ years of administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems, and hands-on systems engineering.
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals; programming experience in at least one modern language; current, active US Government Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or above.
Nice to have
- Experience with PowerShell, Python, Ruby, or Java.
- Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux, CloudFormation, Cloudshell, C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang
AI focus
Build AI-powered operational tooling.
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